Says Ritchie:
“I think where the pitfall has often been is trying to make King Arthur bland and nice, and nice and bland. The two qualities make rather compatible bed companions. Unfortunately, they’re not interesting to watch. Luke Skywalker was always the most uninteresting character in Star Wars because he’s the good guy. Good guys are boring.”
To that end, he’s ret-conned Arthur as a street-wise hood who was orphaned as an infant and raised by three prostitutes in the 5th century version of London, and who continues to look after the people living in his tiny corner of the world.
Which brings us to Charlie Hunnam, who knows a thing or two about playing street-wise hoods with hearts of gold.
“He’s a little bit rough around the edges, but he’s basically a survivor. He’s a hustler,” Hunnam says. “He’s a street kid. There’s definitely a harder edge to him than people would imagine. It’s sort of classic Guy Ritchie stuff.”
Seems like a bit of a stretch, and I’m not sure if they can pull it off, but I’ll see anything with Charlie.
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